Dorner manhunt: Charred remains found in cabin not yet confirmed to be fugitive officer's

Melissa Pinion-Whitt, The San Bernardino County Sun

Published 12:00 am, Wednesday, February 13, 2013

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In this image taken from video provided by KABC-TV, the cabin in Big Bear, Calif. where ex-Los Angeles police officer Christopher Dorner is believed to be barricaded inside is in flames Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2013. (AP Photo/KABC-TV) less

In this image taken from video provided by KABC-TV, the cabin in Big Bear, Calif. where ex-Los Angeles police officer Christopher Dorner is believed to be barricaded inside is in flames Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2013. ... more

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Dorner manhunt: Charred remains found in cabin not yet confirmed to be fugitive officer's

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Sheriff's investigators found charred human remains inside a burned cabin in Seven Oaks late Tuesday, but officials have not confirmed whether they belong to fugitive Christopher Dorner because forensic testing needs to be completed.

San Bernardino County sheriff's personnel remained at the property in the small mountain community near Angelus Oaks throughout the night, and waited until the cabin cooled down before searching through the rubble.

The fire erupted Tuesday afternoon after a man deputies suspect was Dorner got into a gun fight with Fish and Wildlife officers as well as sheriff's deputies.

A deputy was pronounced dead at 2:24 p.m. and another had undergone surgery at Loma Linda University Medical Center. The deputies' names have not been released and officials did not discuss details about them because they were still notifying family members.

Officials did say Tuesday evening that doctors have a positive outlook on the surviving deputy's condition.

"The deputy wounded in today's incident has undergone surgery and medical personnel are optimistic as to his recovery. However, it is believed several additional surgeries will be required," sheriff's officials wrote in a statement.

Los Angeles police this morning released no updates on the case, saying only that the investigation is ongoing.

The Sheriff's Department plans to discuss the latest developments in the case at 4 p.m. PST today in San Bernardino.

While sheriff's investigators continue their investigation in the mountains, Riverside police and other law enforcement are set to hold services for fallen Riverside police Officer Michael Crain at Grove Community Church at 10:30 a.m.

Crain was one of two officers shot early Thursday while stopped at a red light in Riverside. The other officer survived the shooting.

Dorner, who has been charged by prosecutors in the killing, also wounded a Los Angeles police officer minutes earlier in Corona.